“ Now we are being punished because of our wickedness and our great guilt. But we have actually been punished far less than we deserve, for you, our God, have allowed some of us to survive as a remnant.

神啊，我们因自己的恶行和大罪，遭遇了这一切的事，并且你刑罚我们轻于我们罪所当得的，又给我们留下这些人。

我们因自己的恶行和大罪，遭遇这一切的事，但你—我们的上帝惩罚我们轻于我们罪所当得的，又为我们留下这些残存之民。

我们因自己的恶行和大罪，遭遇这一切的事，但你—我们的神惩罚我们轻于我们罪所当得的，又为我们留下这些残存之民。

“虽然因为我们的恶行和大罪，这一切事情临到我们，但我们的上帝啊，你给我们的惩罚比我们该受的轻多了，你还施恩给我们留下这些余民。

虽然因着我们许多的恶行和重大的罪过，这一切就临到我们身上，但我们的神啊，你惩罚我们实在轻于我们的罪孽所应得的，还给我们留下这些逃脱的人。

神啊，我們因自己的惡行和大罪，遭遇了這一切的事，並且你刑罰我們輕於我們罪所當得的，又給我們留下這些人。

我們因自己的惡行和大罪，遭遇這一切的事，但你－我們的上帝懲罰我們輕於我們罪所當得的，又為我們留下這些殘存之民。

我們因自己的惡行和大罪，遭遇這一切的事，但你－我們的神懲罰我們輕於我們罪所當得的，又為我們留下這些殘存之民。

「雖然因為我們的惡行和大罪，這一切事情臨到我們，但我們的上帝啊，你給我們的懲罰比我們該受的輕多了，你還施恩給我們留下這些餘民。

雖然因著我們許多的惡行和重大的罪過，這一切就臨到我們身上，但我們的神啊，你懲罰我們實在輕於我們的罪孽所應得的，還給我們留下這些逃脫的人。

因我們的壞行為和大罪過，我們才遭遇了這一切的事，並且我們的上帝你懲罰我們、也輕於我們的罪愆所應得的，又給我們留下這樣的逃脫人；

我緣惡行大罪、遭斯諸事、而爾我之上帝加罰、較之我罪維輕、且以若許遺民賜我、

我之上帝與、我罪大惡重、故罹災害、爾雖加刑、猶不及其罪、反援手以拯我、

我天主歟、我因惡行大罪、遭遇此事之後、我天主仍惜我、雖罰我、猶不及我罪、雖罰我猶不及我罪或作不按我重罪而罰我賜我如斯之拯救、

“ What has happened to us is a result of our evil deeds and our great guilt, and yet, our God, you have punished us less than our sins deserved and have given us a remnant like this.

“ Our evil acts and our terrible sins have brought about the things that have happened to us. You are our God. Because we sinned so much, you should have punished us even more than you have. But you have left many of your people alive.

And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, seeing that you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserved and have given us such a remnant as this,

After all that has happened to us because of our evil deeds and terrible guilt— though you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have allowed us to survive—

And after everything that has come upon us for our evil deeds and our great guilt, since You our God have spared us by inflicting less than our wrongdoing deserves, and have given us such an escaped remnant as this,

And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, since You our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such deliverance as this,

And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such a remnant,

After all that has happened to us because of our evil deeds and terrible guilt— though You, our God, have punished us less than our sins deserve and have allowed us to survive—

And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities[ deserve], and hast given us[ such] deliverance as this;

“ Everything that has happened to us has come about because of our wicked actions and our great guilt. Even so, our God, you have exercised restraint toward our iniquities and have given us a remnant such as this.

“ After all that has come on us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, since you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such a remnant,

He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.

If only he would tell you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom is not a simple matter. Listen! God is doubtless punishing you far less than you deserve!

Have you experienced so much for nothing? Surely it was not in vain, was it?

Then why should we, mere humans, complain when we are punished for our sins?Instead, let us test and examine our ways. Let us turn back to the Lord.

I prayed,“ O my God, I am utterly ashamed; I blush to lift up my face to you. For our sins are piled higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached to the heavens.From the days of our ancestors until now, we have been steeped in sin. That is why we and our kings and our priests have been at the mercy of the pagan kings of the land. We have been killed, captured, robbed, and disgraced, just as we are today.“ But now we have been given a brief moment of grace, for the Lord our God has allowed a few of us to survive as a remnant. He has given us security in this holy place. Our God has brightened our eyes and granted us some relief from our slavery.

He remembered his covenant with them and relented because of his unfailing love.He even caused their captors to treat them with kindness.

I have heard all about you, Lord. I am filled with awe by your amazing works. In this time of our deep need, help us again as you did in years gone by. And in your anger, remember your mercy.

The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease.

Your impurity is your lewdness and the corruption of your idolatry. I tried to cleanse you, but you refused. So now you will remain in your filth until my fury against you has been satisfied.“ I, the Lord, have spoken! The time has come, and I won’t hold back. I will not change my mind, and I will have no pity on you. You will be judged on the basis of all your wicked actions, says the Sovereign Lord.”

“ And now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of unfailing love, do not let all the hardships we have suffered seem insignificant to you. Great trouble has come upon us and upon our kings and leaders and priests and prophets and ancestors— all of your people— from the days when the kings of Assyria first triumphed over us until now.